Device for aiding in hairdressing



Aug. 31, 1943. E. G. DANILLA 2,328,374

DEVICE FOR AIDING IN HAIRDRESSING I Filed April 11, 1942 3 F I G. I.

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Patented Aug. 31, 1943 OFFICE;

, s 4 Claims. This invention relates, as indicatedyto devices for aidingin hair dressing.

It has heretofore been proposed to provide devices consisting ofauxiliary mirrors for aiding I in hair dressing, but ineach case, thedevice was either I too cumbersome for I practical use, or attached tothe head of or supportedon the body of the wearer in such a manner as,to materially "interfere with the hairdressing operation. a

It is a primary object of the presentinvention to provide a I device ofthe character described, which is extremely light in weight, which maybe easily attached to the head of the wearer in such a way as not tointerfere in any way with the hairdressing operation, which may beeasily and quickly adjusted on the head of the wearer, which is highlypracticaland effective for its intended purpose, and which consists of aminimum of easily manufactured andassembled parts.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, andin which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe same:

, Fig. 1 is a view showing the manner of use of the device;

Fig. 2 is a plan view, showing the use of the device; v

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of the device; and Fig. 4 is across-sectional view, taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Referring more particularly tothe drawing, it

will be seen that the device comprises a pair of spaced body portions Iwhich are of somewhat oval or elliptical shape, these portions beingsuitably connected by means of a bridge or nosepiece 2, and providedwith temples or bows 3 s which are pivotally connected to the portions Iand 2, in any desirable manner. I

Each of the body portions I is preferably made of a thin light plasticmaterial, as for example Celluloid, and comprising a frame memberapplies the device to her nose and ears in the same manner as anordinarypair of spectacles,

and is seated-withher back to an ordinary mirror 5, themirrors 4 lyingin a plane which is at a slight angle to the mirror 5. The lightrays-from the back of, the head of the wearer of the device will impingeon the mirror 5 and be reflected to one of the mirrors 4, andre-reflected to the eyes ofthe wearer. In this manner the entire back ofthe head. of the wearer will be visible to the wearer, enabling her tocomb or otherwise arrange herhainbymeansot a combin one hand and a brushin the other, and dispensing with the necessity of holding a hand-mirrorinone hand for this purpose, as is customary.

The device, in other words, is of considerable assistance in combing orotherwise arranging the hair at theback, sides and top of the head, andits usefulness is increased by virtue of the fact that it is extremelylight in weight and easy to handle and adjust on the wearers head. I

The dimensions of the mirrors 4, in practice, are approximately threeand one-half inches along the major axis and approximately two andone-half inches along the minor axis. This, it may be noted, isapproximately twice the size of the lenses in an ordinary pair ofspectacles, but mirrors of this size are necessary for eflicient andeiiective use of the device, since it is desirable that a suflicientllarge portion of the mirrors project laterally of the head of the wearerto enable substantially the entire back of the head to be seen.

Instead of making the body portions I in the manner which has beendescribed, these may be formed of a light-weight metal or metallicmaterial, havin highly polished mirror-like reflecting surfaces, therebydispensing with the necessity of a backing or frame. I

It is to be understood that the form of my invention, herewith shown anddescribed, is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may beresorted to, without departing from the spirit of my invention, or thescope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1'. In a device of the character described, a pair of members havinglight-reflecting surfaces of substantial area, a nose piece directlconnecting said members in spaced relation, and bows pivotally connectedto said members for engagement with the wearers ears, said nose piecebeing dimensioned to position said light reflecting surfaces directly infront of and across the line of normal forward vision of the wearer'seyes and saidlight reflecting surfaces being dimensioned to provideportions thereof extending laterally beyond the respective sides of thewearers head whereby to reflect the image of the rear portion of thewearers head from a mirror positioned in the rear of the wearer.

2. In a device of the character described, a pair of spaced framemembers, mirrors mounted in said members, said mirrors beingsubstantially coextensive in area with said frame members, bridge meansdirectly connecting said frame members-and adapted to rest on the noseof a wearer, and temples connected to the outer edges of said membersand adapted for connection to the ears of the wearer, said bridge beingdimensioned to position said mirrors directly in front of the wearerseyes and across the path of normal forward vision thereof and saidmirrors each having a lateral dimension sufficiently great to provideportions extending laterally well beyond the respective sides of thewearers head whereby to receive the image of the rear portion of thewearers had froma mirror positioned in the rear of the wearer.

3. In a device of the character described, a, pair of spaced pocketedframe members formed of a thin light material, light-reflecting membersmounted in said pocketed frame members and being substantiallycoextensive in area therewith, a bridge interconnecting said framemembers adapted to rest upon the nose of the wearer, and temples or bowspivotally connected to said frame ally well beyond the respective sidesof the wearers head whereby to receive theimage of the rear portion ofthe wearers head from a mirror positioned in the rear of the wearer.

4. In a device of the character described, pocketed frame membersgenerally elliptical in form, a bridge piece directly connecting saidmembers and adapted to rest upon the wearers nose with the frame membersrespectively disposed directly in front of and substantially on thelevel of the wearers eyes and across the normal line of forward visionthereof, with the major axes of said frame members aligned horizontally,mirrors disposed within the pocketed frame members and substantiallycoextensive therewith and temple members pivotally attached to saidframe members and arranged to engage the ears of the wearer, therespective frame members and mirrors being provided with portionsextending laterally well beyond the respective sides of the wearers headwhereby to reflect the image of the rear portion of the wearers headfrom a mirror EMMA G. DANILLA.

